First Trust Water ETF
43 hedge funds and large institutions have $85.5M invested in First Trust Water ETF in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 5 funds opening new positions, 15 increasing their positions, 15 reducing their positions, and 7 closing their positions.
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 15 | Existing positions reduced: 15
4% less funds holding
Funds holding: 45 → 43 (-2)
25% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $114M → $85.5M (-$28.4M)
29% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 5 | Existing positions closed: 7
100% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $0 | Put options by funds: $981K
Top Buyers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Morgan Stanley
New York
|
+$2.05M |
| 2 |
M&T Bank
Buffalo,
New York
|
+$1.57M |
| 3 |
Royal Bank of Canada
Toronto,
Ontario, Canada
|
+$1.55M |
| 4 |
U
UBS
Zurich,
Switzerland
|
+$1.33M |
| 5 |
Wells Fargo
San Francisco,
California
|
+$1.09M |
Top Sellers
| Rank | Fund | Capital Flow |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
BFA
Beaumont Financial Advisors
Needham,
Massachusetts
|
-$16.9M |
| 2 |
Envestnet Asset Management
Chicago,
Illinois
|
-$7.63M |
| 3 |
LTFS
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services
Miami,
Florida
|
-$2.3M |
| 4 |
VKH
Virtu KCG Holdings
New York
|
-$1.13M |
| 5 |
RJA
Raymond James & Associates
St Petersburg,
Florida
|
-$725K |
FIW Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review
43 of the 3,455 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in First Trust Water ETF (FIW) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $85.5M — down 25% from $114M a quarter earlier.
Sellers outnumbered buyers: 7 funds closed out of FIW and 5 opened new positions — a net loss of 2 holders — while 15 trimmed existing stakes and 15 added.
The largest buyer was Morgan Stanley, adding an estimated $2.05M. The largest seller was Beaumont Financial Advisors, exiting entirely with an estimated $16.9M sold.
- 43 institutional investors held First Trust Water ETF (FIW) as of Q3 2014, down from 45 in Q2 2014.
- Funds reported $85.5M of First Trust Water ETF stock for Q3 2014, down 25% quarter-over-quarter.
- 5 funds opened new First Trust Water ETF positions in Q3 2014 and 7 closed out, a net change of -2 holders.
- The largest First Trust Water ETF buyer in Q3 2014 was Morgan Stanley, an estimated $2.05M added.
- The largest First Trust Water ETF seller in Q3 2014 was Beaumont Financial Advisors, an estimated $16.9M sold.
Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.